You know the score with this by now. Wondering if I should bite as might ditch virgin.
Enjoy your favorite local channels while you play, with the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner. You can even pause and fast forward playback. And with the OneGuide, your top channels, gaming and entertainment apps, and movies are right where you want them. Simply connect your digital TV antenna or coaxial outlet, and never miss a moment of the action.
Why watch free-to-air on Xbox One? TV Playback OneGuide: TV Listings OneGuide: Favourite channels Mini-guide overlay for basic channel information “Live-pause” buffering with trick modes (Pause/RW/FF) Full command and control with speech, Media Remote, controller or SmartGlass Channel tuning by speech (“Xbox Watch *Channel* ”) Full OneGuide on SmartGlass with ability to tune channels on Xbox TV listings indicate which shows are available on demand from OTT providers
Latest comments (42)
aLV426
27 Jul 17#42
It's a depreciated product - I'm guessing you can't use Xbox streaming with this?
Supported for Plex server on PC and Linux but not Shield. Would love to be proved wrong though. I tried the Hauppage TV tuner listed as supported and it missed a few scheduled recordings so I returned it for a refund. Stuck with the old Humax for now.
Dubtitled
26 Jul 17#27
Shame it's not compatible with Plex server on Nvidia sheild.
These are pointless, m$ failed to deliver pvr services, live to well similar to the hdmi pass through what's the point as most tv's have DVb built in or most folk use satellites?
I got one last time it was £5, used it once as I thought I could record or watch tv outside my network... nope.
somaKing
26 Jul 17#38
Totally agree - why can't there be an official Freeview app?
PrinceRules64
26 Jul 171#37
The quality is sometimes unreliable and there are a lot of sought after channels missing, and it's a bit of a pain that even when you've signed up it frequently forgets that it's already logged in, but the fact that it's free combined with the over-the-internet provision makes TVPlayer app on Xbox One the best option for me.
My aerial signal is worthless (and my TV has freeview capability built in anyway if it did work), but over the internet TV provision should be a no brainer these days IMO. iPlayer app is good for live streaming BBC but can't think of any other good non-web providers.
joedredd
26 Jul 17#36
I bought one when last on offer. Connected it, tuned it in. Couldn't get guide to work no matter what. Put it back in the box.
leechris82
26 Jul 17#34
Ditch virgin yes! Use the moviehd app (link on facebook) cast to your xbox one media app. With help off the local cast app. Cash saved. Sorry cant post links bout this
jcluk to leechris82
26 Jul 17#35
Surely that involves stealing content rather than paying your own way though? Dodgy illegal copyright theft.
leechris82
26 Jul 17#33
Just got one from ebay for £7 . Always wanted to know how to get my tv through the xbox as freeview is built into tv's . Thanks
m12_shakes
26 Jul 17#4
Thanks OP, it's £5.74 direct from Amazon which is what I chose, at that price it's worth a try. Heat from me.
For anyone that uses it, is it worth getting the media remote, or does the normal controller suffice? Thank you.
Rickardo to m12_shakes
26 Jul 17#6
Even better, that option wasn't available at the time that I could see as I did look and always prefer Amazon direct.
math5871 to m12_shakes
26 Jul 171#26
Definitely recommend the official media remote for use with this. For me it makes the over all feel that much better. I use both a lot, and worth noting the "trending now" on TV programmes is a nice to have
alexmtmorgan to m12_shakes
26 Jul 17#32
Hey! I love the media remote. It's quite basic and probably overpriced but it's so much easier to use than the Xbox one controller
Schwarzenegger
26 Jul 17#28
Does this support HD channels?
mattbat to Schwarzenegger
26 Jul 17#31
Yes this picks up all the HD channels. Nice picture quality using this adapter.
Kombat31
26 Jul 17#30
Thanks op :stuck_out_tongue:
migavupe
26 Jul 17#29
One guy claimed he got £100 everyone else got shot down. I'm claiming bs on this.
KongDonkey
26 Jul 17#25
Could you set this up and then use SmartGlass to watch TV on a tablet in another room using the home network?
Rickardo
26 Jul 17#24
I've edited the description, anyhow.
beaksdale
26 Jul 17#23
That's not the same tuner though that's the Hauppauge one Sold at Maplin which was just a rebranding of an existing tuner which has linux drivers.
It looks like they might have managed to get the Microsoft one working with linux on an Armv8 based system (Raspberry Pi 3) according to this Tvheadend Forum
Can't see that happening. I'm sure ms are covered for additional games and removing features and services in the T&C.
Valheru
26 Jul 17#20
I use one to what TV on my monitir while gaming on my PC on my other monitor. Well worth it if you don't want to stream TV and take up bandwidth.
somaKing
26 Jul 171#19
Is worth noting that there is an app called TVPlayer for xbox one that streams Freeview channels for free.
I had to search for it as it didn't appear in the store.
Resolution could be better, no tv listings etc, but it's free.
Sam_Crow
26 Jul 17#18
Good piece of kit for the price. I paid about 20 quid.
migavupe
25 Jul 171#1
Description is a bit out of date. Snap was removed.
jaydeeuk1 to migavupe
26 Jul 17#17
There was a thread on here that someone managed to get a load of cash back from microsoft for removing snap.
kencol
26 Jul 17#15
The EPG doesn't work for me when the Live Gold sub runs out.
Rickardo to kencol
26 Jul 17#16
I don't currently have a tuner, but I'm sure I can still access the guide and I don't have Live sub.
kencol
26 Jul 17#9
Is it like HDMI pass through in that you need a live gold subscription to use it?
hobsgrg to kencol
26 Jul 17#14
Eh? You don't need gold subscription to use HDMI pass through!!! And you don't need it to use this.
Unfortunately the planned feature to allow you to record TV shows was cancelled. I bought one when they announced that feature was coming and would have made this a lot more useful.
Does this only work with a standard aerial or could I use my Sky dish (just to get Freeview or FreeSat, not a Sky package) instead?
Rickardo to Mattevansc3
26 Jul 17#11
Yes, only with aerial- the feed from your dish will have screw on connector, as well as different decoding of the signal etc.
gavin1 to Mattevansc3
26 Jul 17#12
Correct. Satellite and terrestrial TVs use different standards to broadcast the signals.
jamgin
26 Jul 17#10
Wonder if this could be used with a Raspberry Pi?
robodan918
26 Jul 17#8
I had one when I still had an xbone
worked well - no need for extra remote, as I just used the controller
now that I sold the xbone I still have the tv tuner but it's pretty well useless because it doesn't work on pc, and nobody seems to want to buy it
19DembaBa19
26 Jul 17#3
Can I use with me Xbox 360 and watch Tv while playing without aerial
starsi360 to 19DembaBa19
26 Jul 171#5
Its for the Xbox One, not the Xbox 360. And it needs an aerial. So no, no and no I'm afraid.
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Opening post
Enjoy your favorite local channels while you play, with the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner. You can even pause and fast forward playback. And with the OneGuide, your top channels, gaming and entertainment apps, and movies are right where you want them. Simply connect your digital TV antenna or coaxial outlet, and never miss a moment of the action.
Why watch free-to-air on Xbox One?
TV Playback
OneGuide: TV Listings
OneGuide: Favourite channels
Mini-guide overlay for basic channel information
“Live-pause” buffering with trick modes (Pause/RW/FF)
Full command and control with speech, Media Remote, controller or SmartGlass
Channel tuning by speech (“Xbox Watch *Channel* ”)
Full OneGuide on SmartGlass with ability to tune channels on Xbox
TV listings indicate which shows are available on demand from OTT providers
Latest comments (42)
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/225877427-Supported-DVR-Devices-and-Antennas?mobile_site=true
Supported for Plex server on PC and Linux but not Shield. Would love to be proved wrong though. I tried the Hauppage TV tuner listed as supported and it missed a few scheduled recordings so I returned it for a refund. Stuck with the old Humax for now.
I got one last time it was £5, used it once as I thought I could record or watch tv outside my network... nope.
My aerial signal is worthless (and my TV has freeview capability built in anyway if it did work), but over the internet TV provision should be a no brainer these days IMO. iPlayer app is good for live streaming BBC but can't think of any other good non-web providers.
For anyone that uses it, is it worth getting the media remote, or does the normal controller suffice? Thank you.
It looks like they might have managed to get the Microsoft one working with linux on an Armv8 based system (Raspberry Pi 3) according to this Tvheadend Forum
I had to search for it as it didn't appear in the store.
Resolution could be better, no tv listings etc, but it's free.
Unfortunately the planned feature to allow you to record TV shows was cancelled. I bought one when they announced that feature was coming and would have made this a lot more useful.
Pi and Xbox tuner
worked well - no need for extra remote, as I just used the controller
now that I sold the xbone I still have the tv tuner but it's pretty well useless because it doesn't work on pc, and nobody seems to want to buy it